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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
1
A garbled wartime dispatch reports Mr Wilson set to address Congress with his war message. The fragment mentions the Parker ranch killings and an armed bandit attack, but details are unclear due to corruption in the text.
Washington reports indicate Carranza seeks to regain public favor while his forces move northeast toward the border. U S officials say immediate prisoner releases are unlikely as tensions mount and diplomacy aims to avert a broader clash. Reports describe 3,000 American citizens and local incidents as Mexico intensifies actions near La Cueva and Valle, with complaints of brutal treatment and calls for accountability.
Pennsylvanian National Guard units face rapid deployment as Major General Leonard Wood orders mobilization for duty in the Southwest. Clerks complete muster paperwork while transport plans specify two-separate cars per soldier for sleeping berths, with El Paso cited as the destination. Major General C M Clement protests the arrangement to Department of Dust headquarters in New York, seeking revised placement.
Michael J. Shen was fined 326 by a police magistrate after an outburst against the flag sparked by the departure of two National Guard soldiers. His wife testified the act followed the removal of soldiers. In New York, Ambassador Neon of Argentina said no mediation offer was made to retirement tensions between the United States and Mexico, but expressed confidence in a peaceful settlement.
The Telegram promotes a Ten Thousand Club style campaign promising cash and prizes for active members who subscribe and recruit. It guarantees a monthly cash salary and prizes ranging from automobiles to diamonds, urging participants to work hard to build vote totals before the July 28 distribution while dropping inactive names.
At a June hearing in Parkennsquigg the case of WJ Holden was confirmed after a sale of the bankrupts property. Residence property in his city and notes were sold to George E. Work for 150 with 120 acres of land in Hare Finon county. Charles B. Stout, 7261 for one seventh interest in 270 acres in Gilmer county to John Ji and J. Karl Arbuckle for 3700. The referee issued a decree authorizing trustees to deed the properties to the buyers.
Keeley Brothers, local contractors, secured the contract with Monongahela Valley Traction Co on Tuesday afternoon to build the Wolf Summit extension to the O'Neil line. The project, about a mile and a half long, will place a crew to work at one time, with aims to hasten completion. Once done, the line will connect with the interurban station, altering car routes around the present loop. Many contractors bid, making the honor notable for local builders.
June 28 reports say German forces conducted another attack against French positions near Fleury Vie Verdun front amid days of heavy fighting. French artillery and countermeasures checked the assault as skirmishing continued near Chisumont and Avocourt with no decisive shift in control.
Baltimore June 24 The Western lines of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad plan the three thirty effith Bonus reunion and picnic at Harpers Ferry W Va June 27 The program includes a national railroad evangelist speaker to bridge years and discuss new methods for rail operations The committee lists many invited speakers and performers including Rev A Goday T B Stneey W Montignant and Eusma Southerland A W Thompson and John J Byrne indicate attendance and renewed acquaintances for railroad families.
Byron resident Jobin Berithi aged thirteen months drowned Tuesday evening after slipping into a water barrel outside the home. The child’s mother briefly left him unattended. upon returning she found his head dipping from the barrel and pulled him out. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.
The Rev. W. King, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, will lecture Thursday evening at the St Andrews Methodist church in Warkersburg on Why Devil in Methodism.
A train carrying forty weight of iron stock moved through the city Tuesday morning. Twenty cars carried horses destined for the United States Army and the war department. Details about the journey or quantities remain unclear due to damaged text.
Report from TLUR Texas notes the first fatality during a noted event involving the Tenth regiment. Details remain sparse as officers investigate the incident and identify the individual involved. Further updates expected as inquiries proceed.
Funeral services for two year old C Nanghiom were held at a local home on Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony took place at the barn of Dr. OMrm GO in Golf Pine and was attended by friends and neighbors.
Arthur G. Otterl, a well known resident of this city, died June 26 in Washington DC at the sixty third year of age after long illness. He was born near Shenandoah and was the son of the late Captain Leonard Clark who fell at Moorefield. A longtime teacher in Shenettone, he later worked in the Treasury department in Washington and in the canal zone. He is survived by his widow Margaret Hood Clark and several children and grandchildren. The deceased was buried in Washington.
In Washington June 78 Pension bills were introduced in the House by Rep Gravea M Hower for a $50 monthly pension to W K Benn of Fairmont and for increased allowances to Marion J Zinn of Oxford who will receive $24 monthly. Other claims include Elisa Y Gilbert Terra Alte and Para McNair Prenton county and Weston resident Fam en W Fry. Littlepage filed for a rural mail route in Lovetick Pavalon tas county.
Fragmented report from Chicago June 28 outlining military command shifts for border deployment. Scattered lines mention Minor Thomas J. Marry, Albert Furat, D. D. Douglans, Preston Jay, and Hal and George W. Col. The wording is garbled and includes references to courts and fines of $2 amid unclear context.
June 28 report notes apprehension concerns among civil and military forces near Tune and surrounding areas. Mexican refugees describe the rise of a dynamite squad, with details of planned violence and potential rail disruption if war escalates.
Reported in Nogales Arizona as Mexican soldiers attempt to cross into the city. U.S. troops respond with orders to avoid escalation while gunfire is exchanged near the border.
Washington June telegram from Agent Rodgers in Mexico City reports Carranza’s reply to an American note demanding the removal of certain troops. The message notes no immediate reply yet from Mexican authorities on the Carrizal affair, with authorities awaiting a formal response.
In Antonio on June 2 a memorandum outlines a training plan for national guardsmen to endure burns and blisters as they undergo hardening. The process begins immediately and will continue until they can replicate march conditions demonstrated by General Purshing's troops.
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